assert vs behave

assert and behave both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assert	No	No	Yes	No
behave	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, behave is a hypernym of assert; that is, behave is a word with a broader meaning than assert:

assert: insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized
behave: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself

Other hypernyms of assert include acquit, act, bear, carry, comport, conduct, deport, do.

assert (verb)	behave (verb)
postulate positively and assertively	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true	behave well or properly
state categorically
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized